Osbaldeston

Osbaldeston

St Mary's Church
Osbaldeston
Shown within Ribble Valley
Osbaldeston
Osbaldeston shown within Lancashire
Population 185 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SD644324
Civil parish
  • Osbaldeston
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BLACKBURN
Postcode district BB2
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Osbaldeston is a village and civil parish at grid reference SD6432 in Lancashire, England about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Blackburn and 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Preston. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 185.[1]

Osbaldeston is on the A59 road and lies on the south bank of the River Ribble opposite Ribchester. There is no Anglican place of worship but the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary is at grid reference SD648318 in Longsight Road. The hamlet of Osbaldeston Green lies due north of the village.

Osbaldeston Hall, which lies beside the Ribble, is a Grade II* listed building dating from about 1600. It is associated with the Catholic martyr Edward Osbaldeston.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Osbaldeston Parish (1170215121)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

Media related to Osbaldeston at Wikimedia Commons

  • Osbaldeston page at GenUKI
  • Historic England. "Church of St Mary (183519)". Images of England.
  • Historic England. "Osbaldeston Hall (183512)". Images of England.
  • Historic England. "Oxendale Hall (183517)". Images of England.
  • Historic England. "Barn at Oxendale Hall Farm (183518)". Images of England.


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